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... from a sniffer dog then being walked through each carriage. What an experience it was, especially in the middle of the night! The next morning we woke up and tried to adjust to Moscow time which is five hours behind Ulaanbaatar. Essentially we were awake at 4.30am Moscow time, which meant it was a very long day ahead of us! We spent the morning reading, chatting, playing cards and eating. Had a couple of short stops at stations where we could ...

... option of leaving them at her guesthouse for us to collect did not cross her mind). The friend, we found out, was in a meeting until 2pm and then we could be on our way. As the day slipped away we grew more and more aware of how long of a drive we had and how little time was left in the day. 2:00 of course came and passed and finally by 4 pm we were on the road, permit in hand, accepting of the fact that we would need to camp out en-route and make the trip in two ...

... a private driver and headed off into the Steppes. There are a couple of ski slopes in the mountains, apparently the best skiing in Mongolia ! with Gers for chalet accommodation. An hours drive and there was our first sighting of it .....a 41m, stainless steel, statue of Genghis Khan (or Chinggis Khaan as he is known locally). It was apparently built here, in the middle of nowhere, 7 years ago, on the place that an ancient whip had been ...

... written metro stations into things our pitiful English brains could understand, like ASBO, knickerbocker, tea tree, hobo and pocket imp. Oh what fun we had!

It was quite an interesting day to be in Moscow as there were pro-Russia rallies taking place to celebrate one year since Crimea rejoined. Red square was packed with flag-waving supporters, being closely watched by armed police, the army and overhead helicopters. ...

We were stuck looking out of the window at this open kiosk for about an hour and I still have no idea why we couldn't leave. Quite probably, passengers weren't allowed to change the rails or something, it was just so frustrating having someone sit there ignoring you and refusing to explain why.